Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Oregon

Due to the arrest of a visitor to my home, detectives came and confiscated three computers, many disks, and other computer related property from me. This property was not owned by the defendant in the case and holds no evidence of any crime. The lead detective told me at the time that it would take up to 6 months to perform a search of the hard drives and that the property would be returned to me at that time; it was not. One computer belongs to my son who is in the Navy. Due to winter's unwillingness to honor his word, my son was unable to retrieve pictures of his family prior to deploying to the Middle East. Another is a brand new computer that I bought AFTER the defendant was arrested to replace the one I was having trouble with. The third one was not working. The property has been held for nearly two years now, the case has already been resolved by a guilty plea and the detective refuses to release the property or even acknowledge my attempts to contact him about this matter.

So I ask you: When can I expect to have my property returned? What are my options?


Asked on 4/09/11, 1:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

You can sue the police for damages (money) and to require them to give you back your computers.

I do not handle cases like this, but the law firm of Kafoury McDougal in Portland does. You can reach them at 503-224-2647 or [email protected]. They provide an initial consultation visit for you at no charge, and they usually take cases on a "contingency" basis, which means that you do not have to pay them, unless they succeed in obtaining money for you from the entity that harmed you.

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Answered on 4/09/11, 2:07 pm


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